Crime & Safety
Bond Denied for Suspect in Prosperity Man's Death
A judge denied bond for Daryl Richburg, 49, of Prosperity, who was charged with murder in connection with the death of his brother, 56-year-old Walter Hawkins Jr.
A Newberry County judge has denied bond for a Prosperity man accused of killing his brother.
Daryl Richburg, 49, of Prosperity, was denied bond by a Magistrate Court judge on Monday, according to a report from the Newberry Observer.
Richburg was
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The Newberry County Coroner's Office determined Hawkins was beaten and died of a laceration of the brain due to a closed head injury, the report said. (Read more here.)
Hawkins was reported missing by family members on March 2.
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Newberry County investigators said they suspected foul play may have been involved after evidence of blood was found near Hawkins' Richburg Drive home.
Authorites arrested Richburg on March 3 after some family members saw him in a wooded area near the home.
The motive for the killing appears to have been a domestic related argument between the two men, investigators said.
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